This is the Atlanta incident delivered with the clarity only security footage can provide. The sequence ends as the suspect is dragged from a crashed police cruiser just moments before the car is struck by a freight train, an event captured on the cameras that documented the tense minutes.
Michal Parker, aged 29, chose to steal a police vehicle while an officer talked with a motorist. He left the cruiser unlocked, a detail later confirmed by the responding officers.
As the scene unfolded, the officer immediately alerted the dispatcher, reporting the direction the SUV had taken. The rapid exchange of information helped coordinate a response that could react in real time to a danger on the tracks.
The equipment and procedures were used promptly. By the time Parker’s SUV tipped and lay partially across the rail, police officers were already on the operation to secure the vehicle and eject the suspect. In a single, critical moment, Parker was pulled from the car just seconds before the train slammed into the vehicle. A swift, decisive intervention likely prevented a far worse outcome.
The hijacker was subsequently arrested and brought to Fulton County Jail. He faces multiple charges, including auto theft, running away, evading justice, dangerous driving and damaging city property. The legal process now moves forward in the wake of a chaotic escalation that began with a stolen patrol car and concluded with a near-miss catastrophe on the tracks.
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